Turkey said Thursday it would escort aid ships to Gaza and would not allow a repetition of last year's Israeli raid that killed nine Turks, setting the stage for a potential naval confrontation with its former ally.

Raising the stakes in Turkey's row with Israel over its refusal to apologise for the killings, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Al Jazeera television that Turkey had taken steps to stop Israel from unilaterally exploiting natural resources in the Mediterranean.

Mediterranean?

THAT MEANS OIL OFF THE LEBANESE COAST

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5 Turkish officials killed in Shindad

Sep. 08 [2011] -

Reports from Shindand district state that at around 09:00 am today, 5 Turkish officials were killed near the district airfield when an IED ripped through their vehicle.

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Statement of the Islamic Emirate Regarding the Release of Four Turkish Prisoners

Monday, 05 September.

Sometime ago, on 26.12.2010, the Mujahideen of the Islamic Emirate detained four Turkish nationals who were working for a Turkish company in Pathan district of Paktya province during series of operations.

In view of the blessed and auspicious month of Eid-ul-fitre and on the basis of human sympathy, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan released the prisoners at a locality of Organ district of Paktika province today evening at 7.45 o’clock.

Meanwhile , on this occasion, the Islamic emirate wants to urge all foreign and local employees who work for companies and NGOs, serving the interests of the invaders, to desist from cooperating with the invaders because such work on their part contributes to prolongation of occupation of Afghanistan and oppression of the miserable (Afghan) people at the hands of the invading forces under the leadership of America.

Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

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